REVIEW 101 Stunning Story Starters
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In this month's review, B B Taylor , shares her thoughts on Tommy Donbavand's 101 Stunning Story Starters , an excellent resour...
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SUBMISSION KNOWHOW How to write a synopsis
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In our next piece on how to submit your manuscript to agents and publishers, Bryony Pearce explains how to write an attention-grabbing ...
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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 DATES Get Ready for Time Travelling!
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AJ de Montjoie and Tracy Liennard are very excited to be new co-chairs of the Annual SCBWI-BI Conference and with the help of...
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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 Scholarships
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Did you know that SCBWI offers two scholarships to its annual conference? Sue Wallman reports.
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OPENING LINES Results from Angharad Kowal Stannus
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In Opening Lines, expert advice from top literary agents helps you tune up your concept, pitch, and opening lines to create the strong...
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WRITING KNOWHOW What is Scrivener?
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Ever wondered if there's an easier way to wrangle with your writing? Need a system to help manage the sprawling empire of your W...
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SCBWI Picture Book Retreat 2018
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This year's Picture Book Retreat at Holland House was once more a marvellously intensive analysis of illustration, writing, and the...
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COMPETITIONS Badges are Back
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Back by popular demand: the conference badge competition! Showcase your creative talent by designing a SCBWI badge and be in with a ...
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DEBUT DIARIES—ONE YEAR ON Em Lynas
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Welcome to Debut Diaries—One Year On, where SCBWI-BI members share their highs (hopefully lots of these) and lows (hopefully less of ...
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INDUSTRY KNOWHOW All about DACS
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Artist pennies running low? There's more than one way to generate a pay cheque! John Shelley explains how illustrators can cl...
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PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Don't Skip the Scenes - Part 2 PACING
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Natascha Biebow suggests key ways to write your picture book scenes so they have more impac t i n part two of a three-part blog
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INSIGHT Lauren Child – from lampshades to laureate
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Children's Laureate Lauren Child is best known as author and illustrator of the inimitable Charlie and Lola series, Clarice Bea...
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ILLUSTRATION FEATURE The Commissioning Process (Part 2)
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In the concluding part of Sally Rowe 's interview with designers, Ness Wood (David Fickling Books/Orange Beak Studio) and Nghiem...
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EVENTS Wonderful Words, Powerful Pictures
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It’s taken me ages to call myself a writer and I am most definitely not an illustrator. But I couldn’t have been more delighted to g...
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ILLUSTRATION KNOWHOW Decorative Endpapers
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Following the theme of decoration in picture books, Layn Marlow looks at the variety and skills involved in endpapers, and consider...
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STATIONERY PASSIONS Claire Watts
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This month, author Claire Watts shares her stationery passions with Anita Loughrey .
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CELEBRATIONS July 2018
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The sun is still shining! Time to pop on those shades and get creative. Don't miss out on the fun and inspiration to be found in ...
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FROM YOUR EDITOR Legacy Children's Literature
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Words & Pictures Editor, Claire Watts , has been thinking about the children's books we choose to pass on to our children.
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PICTURE BOOK KNOWHOW How to write winning rhyme
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In the second of her strand on writing picture books, Lucy Rowland offers some insights on the magic of rhyming prose.
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JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Andy Shepherd
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Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut publications. This month, Justin welcomes Mi...
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FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Andy Robert Davies
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Andy Robert Davies is this month's Featured Illustrator. He's a lecturer at the University of Worcester as well as a versatile ...
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ICEBREAKERS FOR YOUR ILLUSTRATOR EVENT Part V
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Have you ever wondered how to break the ice and get more audience participation at your illustrator event? Rita Lazaro , an artist and ...
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EVENTS A Survivor’s Guide to School Visits
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It is every children’s author’s dream: a publishing deal. But, for some, the prospect of what comes next may be their worst nightma...
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WRITING FEATURE New Tales from Old
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SCBWI author Sophie Anderson tells us how she found inspiration in fairy tales for her debut novel, The House with Chicken Legs .
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SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE July 2018
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We are pleased to announce the July 2018 Slush Pile Challenge, set by Davinia Andrew-Lynch , of Andlyn Literary Agency.
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